boombox
Senior Member
Hey Ejun!
Thanks... :embrass: been rather busy lately with jobs and other stuff, but it's always nice to come in and look at the at the great photos you and the others have been making.
and... oooh... when you are tired of the mola, I'd love to temporarily trade it for one of my good old, dented china-made snoots (sometimes used as a megaphone).
Adjusting models - it's up to the intent of the photographer's choice. I do agree - and especially for glamour photoshoots (where the model is the main subject), making them comfortable and at ease - it does show up well on their expressions as well as their body language. Thus, being a good people person can help things along.
Just to share some of my experiences, for designer collections, I have, on a number of occasions, described the overall feel (state of mind) and direction, to the models with the designers/stylists present, and the models become actors and actresses, interpreting the collection that their wearing and acting things out on their photos - this works quite well especially for seasoned models, and the results are often spectacular. Though sometimes I need to step in to help with the posing (with amusing results - a guy doing the crunch poses does crack people up). Though I'm a photographer on many occasions, I'm also functioning as a photographer's assistant too at other occasions - often helping out with "fine tuning" of poses - often using techniques used by stock photographers like following the hand and again, doing demos in front of them - with amusing results - and frequently getting tagged on facebook because of that... :bsmilie:
I shoot pretty much mostly, if not just agency models these days, so they are considered pros, but even the pros often need direction too. So, even though hiring experienced people can solve a lot of issue, results varies still... - again depending on whether the photographer wants to be "passive" (they direct themselves) or "active" (one directs them), it's ultimately the choice of an artist.
Thanks... :embrass: been rather busy lately with jobs and other stuff, but it's always nice to come in and look at the at the great photos you and the others have been making.
and... oooh... when you are tired of the mola, I'd love to temporarily trade it for one of my good old, dented china-made snoots (sometimes used as a megaphone).
Adjusting models - it's up to the intent of the photographer's choice. I do agree - and especially for glamour photoshoots (where the model is the main subject), making them comfortable and at ease - it does show up well on their expressions as well as their body language. Thus, being a good people person can help things along.
Just to share some of my experiences, for designer collections, I have, on a number of occasions, described the overall feel (state of mind) and direction, to the models with the designers/stylists present, and the models become actors and actresses, interpreting the collection that their wearing and acting things out on their photos - this works quite well especially for seasoned models, and the results are often spectacular. Though sometimes I need to step in to help with the posing (with amusing results - a guy doing the crunch poses does crack people up). Though I'm a photographer on many occasions, I'm also functioning as a photographer's assistant too at other occasions - often helping out with "fine tuning" of poses - often using techniques used by stock photographers like following the hand and again, doing demos in front of them - with amusing results - and frequently getting tagged on facebook because of that... :bsmilie:
I shoot pretty much mostly, if not just agency models these days, so they are considered pros, but even the pros often need direction too. So, even though hiring experienced people can solve a lot of issue, results varies still... - again depending on whether the photographer wants to be "passive" (they direct themselves) or "active" (one directs them), it's ultimately the choice of an artist.
